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As of close of business last night, American Water Works Co. Inc’s stock clocked out at $128.15, down -0.24% from its previous closing price of $128.46. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.18 million shares were traded. AWK stock price reached its highest trading level at $130.11 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $127.88.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of AWK’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.39 and its Current Ratio is at 0.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.20.
On October 16, 2025, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $155.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 30 ’25 when Wikle Melissa K. sold 2,825 shares for $143.28 per share. The transaction valued at 404,766 led to the insider holds 7,572 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AWK now has a Market Capitalization of 25005084672 and an Enterprise Value of 40197574656. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.93 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.29. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.929 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.559.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AWK is 0.76, which has changed by -0.014423788 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12529528 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AWK has reached a high of $155.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $118.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.60%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that AWK traded 1.70M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2433880 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 195.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 194.64M. Insiders hold about 0.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.27% stake in the company. Shares short for AWK as of 1763078400 were 7477945 with a Short Ratio of 4.40, compared to 1760486400 on 6906541. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7477945 and a Short% of Float of 4.95.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.185, AWK has a forward annual dividend rate of 3.25. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024793709. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.87.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 9.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.14, with high estimates of $1.2 and low estimates of $1.08.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.75 and $5.65 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.73. EPS for the following year is $6.09, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $6.13 and $6.04.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 2 analysts expect revenue to total $1.22B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.25B to a low estimate of $1.19B. As of. The current estimate, American Water Works Co. Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.2BFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.19B. There is a high estimate of $1.19B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.19B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AWK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.15B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.03B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.09B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.68BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.34B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.65B and the low estimate is $5.03B.
